Brexit: General election is Labour priority, says Jeremy Corbyn

Jeremy Corbyn vowed to “urgently” renegotiate with the EU if he took officeDANNY LAWSON/PA

Jeremy Corbyn voiced concerns about the impact of a second referendum on Leave-backing communities as he confirmed Brexit could be delayed if Labour forces a general election.

The Labour leader made clear he would go into an election campaign promising to urgently renegotiate Brexit if he entered power rather than offering a second referendum in a manifesto.

He said that his supporters could not pretend the Leave vote had not happened. “Any political leader who wants to bring the country together cannot wish away the votes of 17 million people who wanted to leave, any more than they can ignore the concerns of the 16 million who voted to remain,” he said at a speech in Wakefield yesterday.

Mr Corbyn did not rule out supporting…

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